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| Public Act 100-0651 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Legislative intent. Saving money and cutting | ||||
costs on behalf of Illinois taxpayers is an important aspect | ||||
when considering potential legislation. To that end, the | ||||
General Assembly looks for avenues in which to save taxpayers' | ||||
money by finding ways to simplify or refine certain State | ||||
operations. Under current State policy, State-owned motor | ||||
vehicles are required to undergo an oil change every | ||||
3,000-5,000 miles, regardless of whether an oil change may | ||||
truly be required given that vehicle's make and model. It is | ||||
the intent of the General Assembly with this legislation to | ||||
reduce the frequency of needless oil changes to State-owned | ||||
vehicles, and the expenses that go along with them, and reduce | ||||
the frequency with which such expenses are passed on to the | ||||
taxpayers. | ||||
Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services | ||||
Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by | ||||
changing Section 405-280 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 405/405-280) (was 20 ILCS 405/67.15)
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Sec. 405-280. State garages; passenger cars. | ||||
(a) To supervise and
administer all State garages used for
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the repair, maintenance, or servicing of State-owned motor | ||
vehicles
except those operated by any State college or | ||
university or by the Illinois
Mathematics and Science Academy; | ||
and to acquire, maintain, and administer
the operation of the | ||
passenger cars reasonably necessary to the operations
of the | ||
executive department of the State government. To this end, the
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Department shall adopt regulations setting
forth guidelines | ||
for the acquisition, use, maintenance, and replacement of
motor | ||
vehicles, including the use of ethanol blended gasoline | ||
whenever
feasible, used by the executive department of State | ||
government;
shall
occupy the space and take possession of the | ||
personnel, facilities,
equipment, tools, and vehicles that are | ||
in the possession or
under the
administration of the former | ||
Department of Administrative Services for these
purposes on | ||
July 13, 1982 (the effective date of Public Act 82-789); and | ||
shall,
from time to time, acquire any further, additional, and
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replacement
facilities, space, tools, and vehicles that are | ||
reasonably
necessary for
the purposes described in this | ||
Section. | ||
(a-5) Notwithstanding any State policy or rule to the | ||
contrary, any State-owned motor vehicle requiring maintenance | ||
in the form of an oil change shall have such maintenance | ||
performed according to the applicable Department policy which | ||
considers the manufacturer's suggested oil change frequency | ||
for that vehicle's particular make, model, and year. The | ||
Department shall evaluate the original equipment | ||
manufacturer's oil change interval recommendations and other | ||
related impacts periodically and consider policy adjustments | ||
as is cost and operationally efficient for the State. | ||
(b) The Department shall evaluate the availability and cost | ||
of GPS systems that State agencies may be able to use to track | ||
State-owned motor vehicles. | ||
(c) The Department shall distribute a spreadsheet or | ||
otherwise make data entry available to each State agency to | ||
facilitate the collection of data for publishing on the | ||
Department's Internet website. Each State agency shall | ||
cooperate with the Department in furnishing the data necessary | ||
for the implementation of this subsection within the timeframe | ||
specified by the Department. Each State agency shall be | ||
responsible for the validity and accuracy of the data provided. | ||
Beginning on July 1, 2013, the Department shall make available | ||
to the public on its Internet website the following | ||
information: | ||
(1) vehicle cost data, organized by individual vehicle | ||
and by State agency, and including repair, maintenance, | ||
fuel, insurance, and other costs, as well as whether | ||
required vehicle inspections have been performed; and | ||
(2) an annual vehicle breakeven analysis, organized by | ||
individual vehicle and by State agency, comparing the | ||
number of miles a vehicle has been driven with the total | ||
cost of maintaining the vehicle. | ||
(d) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||
of the 97th General Assembly, and notwithstanding any provision | ||
of law to the contrary, the Department may not make any new | ||
motor vehicle purchases until the Department sets forth | ||
procedures to condition the purchase of new motor vehicles on | ||
(i) a determination of need based on a breakeven analysis, and | ||
(ii) a determination that no other available means, including | ||
car sharing or rental agreements, would be more cost-effective | ||
to the State. However, the Department may purchase motor | ||
vehicles not meeting or exceeding a breakeven analysis only if | ||
there is no alternative available to carry out agency work | ||
functions and the purchase is approved by the Manager of the | ||
Division of Vehicles upon the receipt of a written explanation | ||
from the agency head of the operational needs justifying the | ||
purchase.
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(Source: P.A. 97-922, eff. 1-1-13.)
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